Automatic cartridge-magazine



H. y1.V TURNER. AUTOMATIC CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE ZI, 1920.

Patented Feb. M1921.,

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or YoUNGsTown, omo, Assreivoia or ONE-HALF To CHARLES n.

HRPMAN, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

AUTOMATIC cnnTnrDen-iunenzrirn Specication of Letters Patent.

, Patented lFeb. 15, 1921..

Applicationled .Tu-ne 21, 1920. Serial No. 390,503.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that l RUSSELL J. TURNER, citizen of the United tates ofAmerica residing at Youngstown, in the county` of Mahoning and State ofOhio,

tain new and useful Improvements in, Auto-y matic Cartridge-Magazines,of which the following is a specification. 5

This invention vrelates to automatic cario tridge magazines foriirearms,and has for its principal` purpose the providing of a magazine securelyinclosedwithin a casing, thereby freeing the magazine roin humidity,fdust, sand and dirt to which the ordinary magazine is exposed. j

Another lobject of the invention is to provide a flexible'push rodactuated by being attached to a slidable clasp mounted upon a springactuated arm.

A still further' object is to provide a straight outlet end for theemitting of cartridges, this art being an extension ofspiral woundportion having an incased channel for cartridges 'and a spring actuatedarm energizing a flexible push rod.

The invention also consists in the further novel constructions andcombinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing` the preferred form ofmy invention and in which:

lFigUre l is a vertical top plan'view partly in sectiony y Y `Fig. 2 isa vertical side view partly in section.

y By referring to p ll have provided an outlet portion 1 vprovided witha spiral woundA extension 2.M Within the casing 3 'l have provided aspiral partia0 tion ,4 forming a spiral channel 5 in which thecartridges 6 are held. The cartridges 6 are fed into the magazine at theopening -7. Fig. 1 showsthe magazine illed,with the exception of theopen channel portion 8. As the cartridges are fed out at the openinghave invented certridge Fig. 1, it will be seen that f 7 the springactuated arm 9 presses the flexible `push rod 10, which is secured tothe slidable clasp 1 1, so that the cradle 12 located at the end of theflexible push rod 10 pushes the cartridges up to theopening 7. When thecartridges have been Jfed out until they reach the straight outlet partl the flexible push rod 10 straightens in order to push the lastcartridge into the opening 7.

"By referring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that l have provided adownwardly extended arm 13 which is secured to the slidable clasp 11. Atthe end -of this downwardly extended arm 13 the flexible pushv rod 10 ispivoted by means otra pin 14. A spiral spring 15 is secured at one endto a bearing 16, which is firmly secured to a bridge member 17 securedwithin the inner portion of the spiral partition 4. lt will also be seenthat the spring actuated arm 9 is provided with a downwardly extendedaxle 18 which-turns within the bearing 16.

What I claim is: ln a device of the class described a carchannelstraight at the upper end, which is connected with the breech of thegun,\ and spiral in form at the lower end, a partition forming acartridge channel, a casing inclosing the entire` cartridge channel, aspring influenced axle revolubly mounted within saidl casing, 4a bridgemember supporting a bearing carrying said axle, an arm portion of saidaxle, a slidable clasp on said arm, a downwardly extended portion, aflexible push rod attached t'o said downwardly extended portion of arm,a cradle member secured to outer end of said flexible push rod,substantially as described for the purpose set forth.

ln testimony whereof I aix my signature.

RUSSELL J. TURNER,

Witnesses: y

C. A. HARPMAN, D. A. FRAMrToN.

